The death of Carl Grimes played by Chandler Riggs was a shock to the viewers AND to the actor as well as he had no idea he was getting written off from the show as he JUST bought a HOUSE in Georgia!!
The 18 y/o actor previously said that he was going to college and viewers speculated that he would leave the show so he can go to college full time..but the actor shot down those rumours and said that was not the case.
Chandler joined the show when he was 11 years old and was one of the last remaining original actors of the show which is now down to 3, Melissa McBride, Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus....
Chandler said he has one episode left which will be his farewell episode to the show and said he had a blast being on the show and said that his death is good for the storyline that Scott Gimple, the showrunner is taking the show.
He learned of his firing back in June when they were doing rehesarsals for the show and read the script. Scott asked to see him in private because it was a "big deal" and told him w hat was gonna happen. He needed a reason for Rick to finally seal the deal to kill Negan and the death of his own son would be the catalyst.
Although it was devastating for him and his family because the show had been such a huge part of his life and he just a bought a house for them in Georgia, he has no qualms about his death. He plans to move to LA to focus more on acting an dmusic and is excited to move on with his life for new opportunities...(he can finally cut his awful hair too)
He made the same mistake as Emily Kinney who played Beth as she sobbed on The Talking Dead when she found out she was fired from the show as well when her death was impending as she bought a CONDO..
Do you think it was cruel to fire a kid actor who just bought a house? let's see what people think
Who are you and what have you done with the real Full Throttle?!
You're half throttling now, or you are an impostor. Either way, I cannot accept this. This is a disgrace to the great Full Throttle tradition and is a true shame.